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Five US soldiers confirmed dead in helicopter crash

Published on: February 8, 2024
13:10

Washington, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Five missing Marines have been confirmed dead more than 24 hours after their helicopter crashed during a training flight, the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday.

Two Democrats under electoral campaign battle

Published on: February 8, 2024
11:30

Washington, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden and Congressman Dean Phillips are the only ones left today campaigning for the Democratic nomination for the 2024 Elections after best-selling self-help writer Marianne Williamson dropped long-shot challenge.

Trump seeks to run out the clock to delay trials closer to Elections

Published on: February 7, 2024
17:32

Washington, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Timing could benefit former President Trump as he faces down four criminal trials that are mired in controversy and legal obstacles while Election Day 2024 creeps closer, legal experts say.

UN special rapporteur urges UK to halt Assange’s extradition

Published on: February 7, 2024
17:30

United Nations, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) The UN special rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, urged the UK on Tuesday to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the US.

Death toll surges at 9 as storm battles Southern California

Published on: February 7, 2024
17:28

Washington, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Rainfall from a deadly atmospheric river storm has already smashed records in Southern California, but the severe weather did not let up Tuesday as more mud and debris flows inundated roads and forced evacuations.

House GOPers fail to impeach Alehjandro Mayorkas over border record

Published on: February 7, 2024
17:25

Washington, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) House Republicans failed in their effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who they alleged has refused to enforce U.S. immigration laws to stop people from entering the country illegally from Mexico.

Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius

Published on: February 5, 2024
17:15

Washington, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The planet has already passed 1.5 °C of warming, according to a new measuring technique that goes back further in time than current methods. At the 2015 Paris Climate Accords, nations agreed not to exceed 1.5 °C, a guardrail of climate change.

High blood omega-3 levels linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Published on: February 3, 2024
13:28

Washington, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Having high levels of omega-3 in the blood is associated with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study co-led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and published in the journal Nutrients.

Joe Biden and South Carolina, a test of electoral enthusiasm?

Published on: February 3, 2024
13:24

Washington, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Voters in South Carolina looked set to deliver US President Joe Biden a big win Saturday, with the first official Democratic primary of 2024 seen as a key test of support among Black voters for his reelection battle with Donald Trump.

U.S. airstrikes over Syria damaged millenary Al-Rahbe castle

Published on: February 3, 2024
10:43

Damascus, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Syria´s Culture Ministry on Saturday strongly condemned that the U.S. airstrikes over the east of Syria seriously damaged a historic fortress.

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